The Guardian today handed over documents about News of the World phone hacking to the House of Commons Select Committee.

An email sent from the News of the World to private investigator Glenn Mulcaire. Click to see PDF of all documents

The editor, Alan Rusbridger, deputy editor, Paul Johnson, and reporter Nick Davies answered questions about the Guardian's revelation that News Group had made a secret £1m out of court settlement with PFA chief executive Gordon Taylor.

Document 1

This is an excerpt from the first page of an email sent from the News of the World to private detective Glenn Mulcaire on 29 June 2005.

Mulcaire's own account name appears at the top, in the middle of the page – shadowmenuk@yahoo.co.uk

Further down, below the date, originally appeared the name of the News of the World reporter who sent the email. We have redacted his name.

The message contains a copy of a transcript that the News of the World has made of Mulcaire's illegal tape recording. The recording was of voicemail messages on the hacked phones of Gordon Taylor and his legal adviser Jo Armstrong.

The transcript was being made for Neville Thurlbeck, the chief reporter of the News of the World. The message says: "This is the transcript for Neville".

Documents 2-8

In the original, there follows the transcribed text of no fewer than 35 separate voicemail messages. Those marked JA to GT were from Jo Armstrong to Gordon Taylor. Those marked GT to JA are the other way round. MT to GT are believed to be'from Gordon Taylor's wife. Those from GD are believed to be from a relative. Those marked SIMONE are from an unknown person.

The Guardian has redacted the entire text in each case, to preserve the privacy of the victims.

Document 9

This document is a signed contract sent to Mulcaire by Greg Miskiw, former News of the World assistant editor [news], on 4 February 2005. In it, he offers Mulcaire a £7,000 bonus if he can obtain information to help construct a story about Gordon Taylor. Mulcaire goes on repeatedly to hack into the phones of Taylor and those connected to him.

The contract is on the headed notepaper of the News of the World in Manchester, where Greg Miskiw was based at the time.

In the second line of the contract, Miskiw has used a false name for Glenn Mulcaire. This suggests he was aware of the need for exceptional secrecy.

In the third line, the Guardian has redacted a phrase describing the angle the News of the World was pursuing. It was never substantiated.